Houston vs Tallinn - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Tallinn
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$1414
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$3341
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$742
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$1283
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$1698
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	57
😀 Quality of life	91	86
🏙️ Population	2.3M	458K

The cost of living in Houston is 60% more expensive than in Tallinn. Cities ranked 1229th and 3823rd ($2265 vs $1414) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th and 1st in the United States and Estonia, respectively. Check the United States vs Estonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Houston compared to 1.2 months in Tallinn. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Tallinn ranked 1st in Estonia, while ranked 97th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Tallinn

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	Houston	Tallinn
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$9.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$1262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$196
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$4869
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$3324
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$2.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$8.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$6.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$50.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$96
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$91.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$7151

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

Cities near Tallinn

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Maardu	$1219
78 km or 48 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
83 km or 51 mi	Helsinki	$1816
86 km or 53 mi	Espoo	$1879
92 km or 57 mi	Rakvere	$899
95 km or 59 mi	Raseborg	$1441
97 km or 60 mi	Vantaa	$1671
98 km or 61 mi	Lohja	$1220
109 km or 67 mi	Tuusula	$1509
109 km or 68 mi	Kerava	$1486
115 km or 71 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
117 km or 72 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
118 km or 73 mi	Parnu	$1064
118 km or 73 mi	Porvoo	$1327
129 km or 80 mi	Viljandi	$933
133 km or 83 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
138 km or 86 mi	Salo	$1396
144 km or 89 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
144 km or 90 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
163 km or 102 mi	Tartu	$1045
168 km or 104 mi	Kotka	$1286
171 km or 106 mi	Kaarina	$1450
171 km or 107 mi	Sillamae	$952
175 km or 108 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
178 km or 111 mi	Turku	$1495
179 km or 111 mi	Lahti	$1398
185 km or 115 mi	Raisio	$1450
185 km or 115 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
186 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1329
193 km or 120 mi	Kouvola	$1355
196 km or 122 mi	Narva	$953
207 km or 129 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
215 km or 133 mi	Valmiera	$835
235 km or 146 mi	Sastamala	$1391
235 km or 146 mi	Tampere	$1464
237 km or 147 mi	Nokia	$1432
243 km or 151 mi	Ylojarvi	$1426
259 km or 161 mi	Rauma	$1254
262 km or 163 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
271 km or 168 mi	Jamsa	$1394